Opinion: Chuck Edwards continues to ignore gun violence in NC and in Charlotte homicides Opinion: Rep. Chuck Edwards picks and chooses which crimes to comment on or tweet about, usually ignoring the crimes of gun violence. 05/4/2024 - 10:12 pm | View Link
Western Australian Imam condemns ‘act of violence’ by radicalised Muslim teenager An Imam in Western Australia spoke on behalf of the Muslim community in Perth to condemn the “act of violence” which saw a man in his 30s stabbed by a radicalised teenager in a Bunnings carpark in ... 05/4/2024 - 9:54 pm | View Link
Market Square vendors, visitors to not let recent Fiesta violence hinder Cinco de Mayo celebrations Less than a week after a deadly shooting at Fiesta, Market Square is hosting another major celebration. The history, culture, and food are what draw people to celebrate Cinco de Mayo there. Lety ... 05/4/2024 - 9:45 pm | View Link
Boys learn how violence can impact their lives A church in the Linden area hosted a conference aimed at inspiring young Columbus boys to stay on the right path and away from violence. It’s called the Boys to Men Youth Conference and this was the ... 05/4/2024 - 4:07 pm | View Link
Baby Boomer Professors Join Student Protests, Risking Arrest and Violence Faculty, many of whom are in their 60s and 70s and came of age during the era of Vietnam War protests, are pushing back against university presidents, accusing the leaders of heav ... 05/4/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
“Fresh from his criminal trial in New York, Donald Trump delivered a frustrated and often profane roughly 75-minute speech at a Republican National Committee donor retreat in Florida on Saturday, attacking one of the prosecutors pursuing him and comparing President Biden’s administration to the Nazis,” the New York Times reports.
Said Trump: “These people are running a Gestapo administration.”
“In his speech, he complained repeatedly about the criminal trial in Manhattan, to which he will return on Monday, insisted that Democrats use ‘welfare’ to cheat in elections and said he would need an attorney general with ‘courage’ as he mocked his former attorney general, William P.
Young America's Foundation, the American version of Hitler's Youth, and the college Republicans at the University of Wisconsin in Madison had collaborated to throw a wild shindig at the Library Mall in Madison. The invitation that they were sharing was something to behold:
They promised there would be American flags, free t-shirts, popsicles, Toby Keith and Freedom!
Well, isn't that interesting?
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune
April 29, 2024
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The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Updated at 5:25 p.m.: A proposed excise tax on guns and ammunition to pay for victim services cleared a key Senate committee Saturday afternoon after Democrats turned on their own over its movement through the chamber.
The measure would create a 6.5% tax on gun and ammo dealers and raise an expected $39 million a year, according to sponsor Sen.
Since Mark Hamill's White House visit tells us how woke Star Wars has gotten, and we all know about wokester Star Trek, Starship Troopers and Helldivers are better choices.